Is it difficult to read 'Oedipus Rex'?

Answer 1

The mythological references and the particular translation may make it difficult to read "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, parallel situations from other ancient Greek myths are made in the passages by the chorus. These references may be difficult to understand since gods and mortals often are called by other than their proper names, such as Lycean lord for Apollo the sun god and god of prophecy. But generally the last couple lines of the choral contributions clearly set out the underlying point being made, such as a plea for a peaceful end to the search for the guilty in Laius' murder.